Wilbur Keith Edwards

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 84th Service Squadron, 79th Service Group, 8AF USAAF. Non operational flight to Duxford in B-17 42-102937 'Ready Freddie'; pilot clipped control tower beacon, lost control and crashed into barracks building. Died non Battle (DNB)



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-102937

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ready Freddie
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ridgeway, MO 4 August 1919 Son of John H and Maude R [Landes] Edwards.

Died

Duxford, UK 19 July 1944 Non operational flight; crash at Duxford. Died non Battle (DNB)

Buried

20 July 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, KS Re-Interred Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Based

Duxford 19 July 1944 Assigned to 84th Service Squadron, 79th Service Group, 8AF USAAF.

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia